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An in-depth and fully illustrated examination of Charlemagne's military and empire - and his opponents - from the 8th century to the 10th century AD.Most historians agree that t...
The Armies of Islam 7th–11th Centuries
David Nicolle · ISBN 9780850454482
Julkaistu 1982 Kieli englanti nidottu
A fully-illustrated, in-depth exploration of early Islamic military forces, their weapons and armour, and the conflicts in which they fought.During the Middle Ages, Islam was Ch...
Italian Medieval Armies 1300–1500
David Nicolle · ISBN 9780850454772
Julkaistu 1983 Kieli englanti nidottu
Mercenaries were a common feature throughout most of Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries, and had been known far earlier. But nowhere did such a sophisticated system of hiring...
Armies of the Ottoman Turks 1300–1774
David Nicolle · ISBN 9780850455113
Julkaistu 1983 Kieli englanti nidottu
The birth of the Ottoman state is shrouded in legend. Whatever the truth of its origins, the Ottoman's formed an Empire which almost succeeded in bringing Christian Europe to it...
Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars
David Nicolle · ISBN 9780850455489
Julkaistu 1984 Kieli englanti nidottu
A fully-illustrated history of Anglo-Saxon England and its conflicts, including the Celts, Picts, Irish, and Vikings, from the 6th through to the 11th century AD.The Arthurian A...
Salah al Din Yusif ibn Ayyub, known to his Muslim contemporaries as al Nasi, 'The Victorious', and to an admiring Europe as Saladin, is the most famous single figure in the hist...
Despite the small geographic extent of Normandy its people played a crucial role in the history of the medieval world. Ferocity, boundless energy, cunning and a capacity for lea...
El Cid and the Reconquista 1050–1492
David Nicolle · ISBN 9780850458404
Julkaistu 1988 Kieli englanti nidottu
The very name El Cid sums up much of the special character of medieval Spanish warfare. It comes from the Arabic al sayyid, master or chieftain, and seems to have been given to...
Born of a mixture of religious fervour, military ardour and political will, the Crusades remain a fascinating and misunderstood aspect of medieval history. Born amid immense suf...
Lawrence and the Arab Revolts
David Nicolle · ISBN 9780850458886
Julkaistu 1989 Kieli englanti nidottu
The Great War of 1914-18 is often seen as one major battleground – the Western Front – with numerous 'side-shows'. The other battle zones were not side-shows to those involved,...
Attila and the Nomad Hordes
David Nicolle · ISBN 9780850459968
Julkaistu 1990 Kieli englanti nidottu
Of all the conquerors who swept out of Central Asia, two names stand out in European memory – Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan the Mongol. Both are remembered for massacres and d...
Warriors and their Weapons around the Time of the Crusades
David Nicolle · ISBN 9780860788980
Julkaistu 2002 Kieli englanti sidottu
The technological relationship between the three main civilizations of the Western world - Byzantium, the Islamic world and the West - most particularly in the area of arms, arm...
This fully illustrated study explores the armies of the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain states within what are now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal during the period AD...
This illustrated study investigates the Indo-Islamic fighting men of South Asia from the 7th century AD to the Mughal conquest of the 16th century.From 1206, much of what is now...
Cross & Crescent in the Balkans
David Nicolle · ISBN 9781526766731
Julkaistu 2019 Kieli englanti nidottu
This is NOT just another retelling of the Fall of Constantinople, though it does include a very fine account of that momentous event. It is the history of a quite extraordinary...
The Saljuq Turks’ defeat of the Byzantines at Manzikert opened the way for their conquest of Anatolia and domination of the Near East.On 26 August 1071 a large Byzantine army un...
Forces of the Hanseatic League
David Nicolle · ISBN 9781782007791
Julkaistu 2014 Kieli englanti nidottu
A commercial and defensive federation of merchant guilds based in harbour towns along the North Sea and Baltic coasts, the Hanseatic League eventually dominated maritime trade i...
The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785
David Nicolle · ISBN 9781782008255
Julkaistu 2014 Kieli englanti nidottu
A detailed account of the key years that saw Charlemagne take personal command and finally subjugate the Saxons - one of the most epic campaigns of his long reign.Charlemagne's...
New archaeological material and research underpins this extensive, detailed and beautifully illustrated account of the famous Mamluk Askars who are credited with finally defeati...